FutureComms15: A Look Back At The Future Of Comms
Fiery, opinionated, controversial and moving are just a handful of adjectives that one might choose to use when describing FutureComms15 - the biggest PR and comms event of the year. But personally, I think it was Dan Slee of Comms2point0 who best summed up the gathering, describing it as “a mass punch-up between people who give a stuff…”. We take a look back at the future of comms...
Reputation & Responsibility: The Confident Future Of PR
The amount written about the identity crisis that the PR industry is currently experiencing astonishes me! In a recent post, the excellent Stephen Waddington claimed the PR industry lacks confidence. I agree with him. It’s also hard to get away from comments about the PR & Communications industry’s need to think and act like MBA’s and improve their knowledge of business.
Startups and a PR Crisis Learning from Clinkle
PR can be the lifeblood of a young startup. A positive write up can propel companies into the limelight and particularly for a B2C product can result in those critical early sign-ups. But what happens when the positive attention turns bad? And are there any lessons to be learned from the story of what happened to one much-hyped startup?
#WeArePR: Advocating change is like being alone in a tunnel...
Christine Silfversparre is the 3rd interviewee for the #WeArePR series, an exploration into the evolving world of communications through #PRTech. Christine has been working in diverse industries for a number of years.
Google’s PR Machine - how the search giant deals with public failings
Google may be one of the most valuable companies in the world but despite all its success it’s had several notable failures and crises. And how they choose to deal with PR challenges can tell us a lot about the company.
Video: How has an online newsroom helped SportsAid tell their story?
SportsAid helps young disabled and non-disabled athletes to achieve their ambitions. Before Mynewsdesk, SportsAid didn't have a media centre - they relied on their own website and separate channels. Using an online newsroom has changed things a lot.
How hacking can cause a comms crisis. Snapchat, LinkedIn & Evernote
Being hacked represents not only a huge operational risk to most businesses but also, from a comms perspective, one of the biggest potential risks to an organisation’s reputation. Being hacked happens without warning and takes everyone by surprise. In the immediate aftermath of the hack being revealed, there can be a shortage of information about what has happened.